Pine, John C.

Natural hazards analysis : reducing the impact of disasters / John Pine - Boca Raton, FL. : Auerbach Publications, c2009 - xviii, 285 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to hazards analysis -- Hazard identification -- Modeling natural environmental hazards -- Spatial analysis of environmental risks -- Risk analysis : assessing the risks of natural hazards -- Social, economic, and ecological vulnerability -- Risk communication -- The hazards risk management process -- Planning for sustainable and disaster resilient communities -- Disaster resilient communities : a new hazards risk management framework

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Disasters--Social aspects
Emergency management
Preparedness
Community organization
Disasters--Risk assessment
Risk management